Web Search Savvy

Author : Barbara G. Friedman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781135647599

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Web Search Savvy by Barbara G. Friedman Pdf

Web Search Savvy: Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research provides readers of all skill levels with efficient search strategies for locating, retrieving, and evaluating information on the Internet. Utilizing her experience as a reporter working on deadline, author Barbara G. Friedman offers the most effective methods for finding useful and trustworthy data online, and presents these techniques in a straightforward, user-friendly manner. Anyone who uses the Internet for research will find much of value here, including techniques that harness the power of advanced searches to optimize search results, avoid advertising clutter, and locate low- or no-cost databases. Screen captures and diagrams illustrate the steps, rationale, and results to accompany various search strategies. This book emphasizes techniques that make the Web work for individuals rather than for advertisers, such as choosing the most appropriate search engine for the job and tweaking its advanced options to narrow a search and optimize results; identifying cost-free sources of online data; using creative approaches to locate information; evaluating the integrity of online data; and protecting the privacy of the researchers and the researched. Web Search Savvy is an essential resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in journalism and mass communications, and it offers practical and useful guidance for anyone researching information online.

Author : Barbara G. Friedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Internet searching
ISBN : OCLC:864830241

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Web Search Savvy by Barbara G. Friedman Pdf

"Anyone who uses the Internet for research will find much of value here, including techniques that harness the power of advanced searches to optimize search results, avoid advertising clutter, and locate low- or no-cost databases. Screen captures and diagrams illustrate the steps, rationale, and results to accompany various search strategies. This book emphasizes techniques that make the Web work for individuals rather than for advertisers, such as choosing the most appropriate search engine for the job and tweaking its advanced options to narrow a search and optimize results; identifying cost-free sources of online data; using creative approaches to locate information; evaluating the integrity of online data; and protecting the privacy of the researchers and the researched."--Publisher.

Author : Mark Levene
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781118060346

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An Introduction to Search Engines and Web Navigation by Mark Levene Pdf

This book is a second edition, updated and expanded to explain the technologies that help us find information on the web. Search engines and web navigation tools have become ubiquitous in our day to day use of the web as an information source, a tool for commercial transactions and a social computing tool. Moreover, through the mobile web we have access to the web's services when we are on the move. This book demystifies the tools that we use when interacting with the web, and gives the reader a detailed overview of where we are and where we are going in terms of search engine and web navigation technologies.

Author : Joanna M. Burkhardt,Mary C. MacDonald,Andrée J. Rathemacher
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780838910535

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Teaching Information Literacy by Joanna M. Burkhardt,Mary C. MacDonald,Andrée J. Rathemacher Pdf

"Covering the basics of planning, collecting, and evaluating, each of the 50 standards-based exercises in this book address one or more of the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and promote conceptual and applied skills via active learning, problem-based learning, and resource-based learning."--[back cover]

Author : Ren Djurup,René Djurup
Publisher : Rebidu
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9788777930294

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Your Guide to Google Web Search by Ren Djurup,René Djurup Pdf

Written for lay people searching for information on the Web, this resource describes all Google Web Search features and tools in detail. All critical steps are illustrated with detailed screenshots.

Author : Pedro Sostre,Jennifer LeClaire
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780470169773

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Web Analytics For Dummies by Pedro Sostre,Jennifer LeClaire Pdf

Performing your first Web site analysis just got a whole lot easier. Web Analytics For Dummies offers everything you need to know to nail down and pump up the ROI on your Web presence. It explains how to get the stats you need, then helps you analyze and apply that information to improve traffic and click-through rate on your Web site. You’ll discover: What to expect from Web analytics Definitions of key Web analytics terms Help in choosing the right analytics approach How to collect key data and apply it to site design or marketing Techniques for distinguishing human users from bots Tips on using Google and other free analytics tools Advice on choosing pay and subscription services A detailed and accurate analysis is crucial the success of your Web site. Web Analytics For Dummies helps you get it right the first time—and every time.

Author : Jimin He
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0750689498

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Internet Resources for Engineers by Jimin He Pdf

Internet Resources for Engineers will be supported by a website to provide easily accessible and up-to-date information that becomes available after publication. Internet Resources for Engineers is the first in a series of Internet Resources books for specific areas of study. Among the other books planned are Internet Resources for: Business Studies Media Studies and Journalism Architecture Medicine . Comprehensive coverage 2. Ideal for students and teachers 3. Specifically targeted to engineering and technology

Author : Dennis Adams,Dennis M. Adams,Mary Hamm
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780398076429

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Media and Literacy by Dennis Adams,Dennis M. Adams,Mary Hamm Pdf

Author : Dirk Lewandowski
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781780526362

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Web Search Engine Research by Dirk Lewandowski Pdf

Provides an understanding of Web search engines from the unique perspective of Library and Information Science. This book explores a range of topics including retrieval effectiveness, user satisfaction, the evaluation of search interfaces, the impact of search on society, and the influence of search engine optimization (SEO) on results quality.

Author : Nancy Willard
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781412996211

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Cyber Savvy by Nancy Willard Pdf

The author integrates expertise in risk prevention, law, and education to provide a collaborative and positive process for teaching secondary students media literacy, safety, and “netiquette.”

Author : Dr. Rosetta Williams,, Dr. Raghvendra Dwivedi
Publisher : Bishara Publication
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Teacher and Teachership by Dr. Rosetta Williams,, Dr. Raghvendra Dwivedi Pdf

Teacher and Teacher ship is a splendid book penned down by *Dr. Rosetta Williams and Dr. Raghvendra Dwivedi* that doesn’t fail to amuse the readers and the active learners. In this society, where teachers play the most important role in building up a child’s base and moReasons and Laughterity it is a necessity that even our teaching warriors should have proper guidance towards their methodology and cherish the major facts that can be a silver lining to their career. Want to get a brief idea about how this book portrays itself? Well here it is with: the methods of being a teacher, geneReasons and Laughter guidance or basics of being a teacher, classroom management, technology interactions and much more. Count in; it has got them all. Being the captain of the ship this book definitely sails upon the sea of modern methodology of teaching.

Author : Anthony Weston
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781624666551

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A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston Pdf

From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before. This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples and a new chapter on public debates that provides rules for the etiquette and ethics of sound public dialogue as well as clear and sound thinking in general.

Author : Bruce Clay,Susan Esparza
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118024416

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Search Engine Optimization All-in-One For Dummies by Bruce Clay,Susan Esparza Pdf

A guide to search engine optimization provides information on keyword strategy, SEO Web design, creating content, linking, competitive positioning, analyzying results, and search marketing.

Author : David R. Morrow,Anthony Weston
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781624668791

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A Workbook for Arguments by David R. Morrow,Anthony Weston Pdf

David Morrow and Anthony Weston build on Weston's acclaimed A Rulebook for Arguments to offer a complete textbook for a course in critical thinking or informal logic. Features of the book include: Homework exercises adapted from a wide range of actual arguments from newspapers, philosophical texts, literature, movies, YouTube videos, and other sources.Practical advice to help students succeed when applying the Rulebook's rules.Suggestions for further practice that outline activities students can do by themselves or with classmates to improve their critical thinking skills.Detailed instructions for in-class activities and take-home assignments designed to engage students in critical thinking.An appendix on mapping arguments, a topic not included in the Rulebook, that introduces students to this vital skill in evaluating or constructing complex and multi-step arguments.Model responses to odd-numbered exercises, including commentaries on the strengths and weaknesses of selected model responses as well as further discussion of some of the substantive intellectual, philosophical, and ethical issues raised by the exercises. The third edition of Workbook contains the entire text of the recent fifth edition of the Rulebook, supplementing this core text with extensive further explanations and exercises. Updated and improved homework exercises ensure that the examples continue to resonate with today’s students. Roughly one-third of the exercises have been replaced with updated or improved examples. A new chapter on engaging constructively in public debates—including five new sets of exercises—trains students to engage respectfully and constructively on controversial topics, an increasingly important skill in our hyper-partisan age. Three new critical thinking activities offer further opportunities to practice constructive dialogue.

Author : Richard Beach,David O'Brien
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317668503

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Using Apps for Learning Across the Curriculum by Richard Beach,David O'Brien Pdf

How can apps be used to foster learning with literacy across the curriculum? This book offers both a theoretical framework for considering app affordances and practical ways to use apps to build students’ disciplinary literacies and to foster a wide range of literacy practices. Using Apps for Learning Across the Curriculum presents a wide range of different apps and also assesses their value features methods for and apps related to planning instruction and assessing student learning identifies favorite apps whose affordances are most likely to foster certain disciplinary literacies includes resources and apps for professional development provides examples of student learning in the classroom A website (www.usingipads.pbworks.com) with resources for teaching and further reading for each chapter, a link to a blog for continuing conversations about topics in the book (appsforlearningliteracies.com), and more enhance the usefulness of the book.